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Timewasters returns to the 1950s
Wednesday 8th August 2018
ITV2's hit comedy Timewasters is to return to screens in 2019 with the black London jazz quartet transported to the 1950s.
Gold orders Dad's Army documentary series
Tuesday 31st July 2018
Gold has commissioned a four-part documentary series hosted by Alexander Armstrong, looking at Dad's Army and its enduring legacy in its 50th anniversary year.
ITV2 to broadcast The Stand Up Sketch Show
Monday 30th July 2018
ITV2 has ordered The Stand Up Sketch Show, a new comedy series that combines stand-up performances with sketch recreations of the routines.
CBBC sitcom So Awkward extended to Series 5
Thursday 26th July 2018
CBBC's So Awkward has been extended to a fifth series. The new 13-part run has been ordered before Series 4 has even aired. There will also be a spin-off The So Awkward Files.
James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe to host new TV panel show
Wednesday 25th July 2018
Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster will host Hypothetical, a new panel show for Dave in which guests must ponder ridiculous hypothetical scenarios.
Frank Skinner's Room 101 axed after 7 series
Wednesday 25th July 2018
Frank Skinner has revealed that his BBC One comic chat show, Room 101, has been cancelled.
ITV3 announces documentary series The Comedy Years
Tuesday 24th July 2018
ITV3 has commissioned The Comedy Years, a new four-part documentary series focusing on the shows made in 1979, 1984, 1998 and 2003.
ITV confirms Bad Move Series 2 for the autumn
Tuesday 24th July 2018
ITV has confirmed that the second series of Bad Move, the sitcom starring Jack Dee and Kerry Godliman, will air this autumn. Plot details have been revealed.
Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson and guest stars film Death On The Tyne
Tuesday 24th July 2018
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson will star in Death On The Tyne, a sequel to Murder On The Blackpool Express. Guest stars include Sue Johnston, Felicity Montagu, Doon Mackichan and James Fleet.
Tim Minchin stars in new Sky road trip comedy
Monday 23rd July 2018
Tim Minchin is to take the lead role in Upright, a comedy drama for Sky and Australia's Foxtel, about two misfits on a road trip with a battered old upright piano.